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Android One: Google’s push to rule the smartphone world

Google has partnered with handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice to bring phones that cost less than $100 to India. Android Chief Sundar Pichai introduced the initiative at the Google I/O developer conference in June. Getty Images Google just took an important step toward cementing its dominance over the world with its Android mobile operating system. In the wee hours …

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The downsides of a big smartphone screen

The iPhone 6 next to its larger Plus sibling. Is the latter too big to be practical? Josh Miller/CNET For anyone who’s been patiently awaiting a new, larger iPhone, last week’s announcement was good news indeed. In fact, maybe too good: the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus present an awfully tough decision. Namely: big or bigger? On the one …

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